Met Gala features Liberace Costumes
Nateece featured in Met Gala!
The Devil Wears Liberace: Seminal fashion event of Vogue‘s Anna Wintour brings famed costumes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City celebrates #Liberace100
Under the direction of the iconic fashion publisher of American Vogue, the Met Gala has become one of the greatest influences on fashion design. This year, Liberace’s authentic costumes are among the 175 pieces exhibited for the 550 super-VIP guests.
“So, instead of Papal robes, which we saw last year, think Liberace capes. Plus, designers like Jeremy Scott, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thom Browne, and even Virgil Abloh. There are some new, younger names on the roster as well, like Richard Quinn, Vaquera, and Gypsy Sport.”
– @EmiliaPetrarca,@TheCut, New York Magazine
Anna Wintour, Editor of Vogue, Host of the Met Gala
In keeping with the opening, the Liberace Foundation will not disclose which of the dozens of famed Liberace…
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Liberace Studios Video: Kanani Fong sponsors Art Deco Cape
An Anna Nateece piece gets new quarters at the Liberace Foundation.
Liberace Foundation Costume Sponsor Kanani Fong sponsors the vintage Art Deco Cape. The team shows and re-houses the rarely seen artifact for future exhibits.
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Liberace at Thriller Villa Exhibit Opening Cocktail
Join us!
Owner of Thriller Villa opens doors to limited number of Liberace Foundation supporters to experience massive Liberace exhibition.
- Meet the Cast and Crew, members of the Board of Directors and member of the Advisory Board of the Liberace Foundation, as well as the designers of the Thriller Villa and this massive exhibition
- Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres
- Silent auction of rare and limited edition collectors items and much more
- Live entertainment
- Exciting announcements
- Cocktail Attire
- RSVP for tickets
Liberace Studios Video: The Blue Brocade Suit
Please support the Foundation and come see the exhbit!
Andreas, Dallas and Billy take us through the assessment of the famed Blue Brocade costume, and correct its packing. Please help us exhibit this costume by supporting our next exhibit. Supporters have special access!
Watch for our next installment when we are thrilled to dedicate the first archival box of our new Costume Preservation Sponsor program to our first double Costume Preservationist, who is also our first Conductor Member, a legacy Foundation supporter who we look forward to welcoming to a private tour of the new exhibit, Mr. Scotty Scott!
Liberace Jewels go on Display in Las Vegas
Join Anna on June 27th in Las Vegas for the unveiling of the limited edition Liberace ring by Jason of Beverly Hills:
Foundation licenses Jason of Beverly Hills to produce limited edition Liberace ring
Coveted Liberace Jewels to be displayed in Las Vegas location
Artifacts from the Liberace Jewels Collection will be displayed
Renowned celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills has been granted the exclusive license to create the first ever, limited edition Liberace ring. The magnificent piece is titled “Turning Tables: A New Spin on the Liberace Classic.” The new ring will be displayed this summer along side authentic artifacts from the Liberace Jewels Collection which is owned and curated by the Liberace Foundation.
The limited edition Liberace brand ring will be the first of only five made, each bearing its sequential number and the Liberace signature logo etching. Certification of Authenticity will be provided by the Liberace Foundation, with original signatures from Jason Arasheben, the ring’s creator, as well as Liberace Foundation Chairman Jonathan Warren. Offered at $20,000, Substantial proceeds from the sale of each…
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Liberace Foundation Mourns Passing of Michael Travis
Anna and everyone at Anna Nateece, Ltd. is so saddened at the loss of the Legendary Michael Travis.
Michael Travis
1928 – 2014
Liberace Costume Designers Michael Travis and Anna Nateece at the opening of the exhibition of their work at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. December, 2013.
The Board of Directors and Advisory Board of the Liberace Foundation received the sad news of the passing of famed Liberace costume designer, Michael Travis. Mr. Travis passed away at his California home last night after a long illness. Friends and family were at his side. He was 86.
The designer of many of the best-known and most extravagant of Liberace’s stage costumes, the genius of Michael Travis became only more recognized with time and is featured in many studies of his craft, including the book “Liberace Extravaganza”. An event organized by Liberace Foundation Advisory Board members Connie Furr-Soloman, Jan Jewett and Dierdre Clemente recently brought Mr. Travis to the opening of “Too Much of a Good Thing is Wonderful,”…
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